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Protecting Community Rights and Interests in CarbonĀ Projects: Guidance for NGOs supporting communities

20 octubre 2026

This guide is designed for NGOs, grassroots and other solidarity organisations and legal experts supporting local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and other customary or community-based landholders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who are approached by private developers seeking to undertake voluntary carbon market (VCM) projects on their land. These projects aim to generate carbon … Seguir leyendo

Protecting Community Rights and Interests in CarbonĀ Projects: Guidance for communities engaging with project developers

20 octubre 2026

These checklists are a practical tool designed to help landholders and communities understand and protect their rights when a developer approaches them about a voluntary carbon credit project. It is intended for use in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where private developers seek to carry out such projects on community or customary land, with … Seguir leyendo

A Just Transition in the DRC

08 octubre 2026

Drawing on local community experiences, the report by CORAP and the Notre Terre Sans Petrole campaign seeks to lay the political, legal and strategic foundations for a national dialogue on how the just transition in DRC can advance the rights and priorities of its people and support the country’s own transformation, rather than simply serving … Seguir leyendo

DRC’s Forest Reforms: What progress for Indigenous Peoples and local communities?

09 septiembre 2026

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has adopted its first-ever National Forest Policy, setting out the government’s vision for forest governance over the next decade and introducing several important measures to strengthen the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. This civil society brief examines its strengths, weaknesses and what needs to happen next.

ANNUAL REVIEW 2025

08 julio 2026

We are delighted to present our 2025 Annual Review, which highlights the key achievements and impact of RFUK’s projects and campaigns over the past year in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and forest communities around the world.

LOGGING OFF: PLANS TO LIFT THE DRC LOGGING MORATORIUM THREATEN FOREST PROTECTION EFFORTS IN THE CONGO BASIN

06 julio 2026

A civil society briefing warning that plans to lift the DRC’s national logging moratorium could open vast areas of Congo Basin rainforest to industrial logging, threatening forests, climate goals and community rights, and calling for greater emphasis on community-led, sustainable forest management.

Visión para 2033: hacia una nueva era de protección de las selvas tropicales

18 junio 2026

RFUK’s 2033 Vision: A New Era of Rainforest Protection sets out our roadmap for the next decade of rainforest conservation. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience working alongside Indigenous Peoples and local communities, the vision outlines how combining community-led action with systemic change, innovative technology and stronger partnershipsĀ can drive action at the scale … Seguir leyendo

RETHINKING THE JUST TRANSITION IN THE DRC

26 noviembre 2025

Focusing on voices from across the DRC, a so-called ‘Solutions Country’, this briefing highlights how current extractive and conservation models often harm communities, and sets out a pathway for a just transition rooted in equity, participation and community-led environmental stewardship.

Community Forests in DRC: a solution for a ‘solutions country’

07 noviembre 2025

A new Community Forestry briefing from RFUK, Congolese civil society and partners highlights how community forestry can help the DRC realise its ambition to be a true solutions country for climate and biodiversity.

NATURE, PEOPLE AND CARBON MARKETS: WHY ARTICLE 6 SHOULD SIDELINE THE TRADE IN NATURE-BASED CREDITS

05 noviembre 2025

This policy briefing calls on COP30 negotiators to exclude nature-based carbon offsets from global carbon markets and instead direct climate finance through non-market approaches that support Indigenous peoples and local communities as true stewards of high-carbon ecosystems.

ā€œLa Gran Fiebre Verde: el aumento exponencial y los impactos sociales de los proyectos de compensación de carbono forestal en la RDCā€,

13 octubre 2025

An investigation into the rapid expansion of forest carbon offset projects in the DRC — revealing their social, legal and environmental consequences.

FORESTS TO FRONTLINES: OIL EXPANSION THREATS IN THE DRC

29 julio 2025

This new report by Earth Insight in collaboration with Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) and Congolese partners Our Land Without Oil (Notre Terre Sans PƩtrole) and CORAP, reveals the alarming extent of planned oil development in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).